Ma etymology

English

English word ma comes from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (Memory, remembrance.), Proto-Indo-European *méynos, Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey-, Proto-Indo-European *moy-, Proto-Indo-European *min-, Late Latin mina, English myria-

Etymology of ma

Detailed word origin of ma

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*gaminþiją Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Memory, remembrance.
*méynos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*(e)mey- Proto-Indo-European (ine) small, little
*moy- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*min- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
mina Late Latin (LL)
myria- English (en) (obsolete) In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my. Innumerable: myriad, myriapod.
*miz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*minnizô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
myne Old French (fro)
mīn Old English (ang)
minni Old Norse (non)
*minniz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Less, to a smaller degree.
min Old English (ang) Mine. My Small.
minne Middle English (enm)
my English (en) Associated with me.. Belonging to me.. First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.. In the possession of me.. Related to me. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
ma English (en) (dialectal).

Words with the same origin as ma

Descendants of *gaminþiją

mine my undermine